Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has vowed to take any necessary action to improve state government systems in the wake of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs's death.

The weather bureau says some areas in North Queensland have already received up to 800 millimetres of rain this week and an extra 500mm could hit during the weekend.

Queensland stewards and integrity officials from around the state will gather for a conference in Brisbane on Monday in what deputy commissioner Kim Kelly describes as a “line in the sand” moment for the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission.

Heavy rainfall is expected to linger for a long time in north-eastern Queensland with some areas expected to cop more than 1000mm in just a few days as fears of a disastrous flooding event grow.

Senior doctors at Mackay Base Hospital have raised concerns about whether senior medical officers are working within the scope of their training and competence.

Action thriller Bear Country, starring Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, will begin filming in the Australian state of Queensland in February, local government film agency Screen Queensland has announced. The movie is adapted from the Thomas Perry novel Strip by director Derrick Borte and Daniel Forte,

A high-earning senior scientist who works for the state government has lost his bid to overturn his failure to get a promotion and hefty pay rise.

A Myanmar-born man is expected to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court today (31 January, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with one

Six people have died this year at freshwater swimming spots that were off limits to the public in Far North Queensland – prompting authorities to warn people not to risk their lives.

Trainer Gerald Ryan reckons emerging youngster Blitzburg has plenty of key factors in his favour to bounce back in Saturday’s Group 3 $250,000 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens.

It’s been a long and chaotic dance, but Queensland Ballet hopes to draw the curtain on a year of uncertainty with the announcement of Spanish-born Ivan Gil-Ortega as the company’s new artistic director.

The federal government has agreed to meet with the private sector and the Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association to tackle the long wait times for diagnostic mammograms in Far North Queensland.